The Office of International Relations (IR) at IIT Kharagpur (IITKGP) manages and promotes all activities of the Institute involving organizations abroad and foreign nationals.
The IR Office is entrusted with :

Developing institutional partnerships with other organizations abroad such as universities, institutes and companies typically related to academics and research.

Creating and promoting opportunities of exchange and collaborations for both students as well as academic staff with global institutions

Facilitating interactions and collaborations with global industry, government and non-government organizations

The main activities of the IR office are:

Supporting the preparation, maintenance and approval of MoUs with international institutional partners

Collecting and disseminating information regarding opportunities available for exchange and collaboration

Management of funds and processes pertaining to international exchange programs, visits and events

Providing general help and assistance to foreign visitors

About us

IIT Kharagpur has 19 departments, 12 schools and 8 research centers with over 60 courses being offered in engineering, science, humanities, management, law and design. It has laboratories and central research facilities equipped with the most modern equipment to aid practical understanding of concepts and facilitate research and industrial exposure. There are more than 25 specialty R & D Units.

Courses available in the Vinod Gupta School of Management and Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law ensure that students who are interested in management and consulting sectors have their needs met. With such massive diversity in our offerings the only thing you'll find uniformly throughout is our relentless pursuit of excellence in doing what we do.

Over the last sixty years, IIT Kharagpur has consistently established new and improved standards in higher engineering education. Postgraduate degree programs at IIT Kharagpur lead to Joint M.Tech / MCP-Ph.D, MBA and MMST degrees. In addition, the Institute also offers Integrated M.Sc programs and Joint M.Sc - Ph.D programs. The curricula and pedagogy in these programs are periodically updated with focus on quality and excellence to meet the demands of the changing world. There are 22 halls of residence accommodating around 10000 students giving students great opportunity to interact and learn from each other.
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Recent International Events:

International Summer/Winter Terms (ISWT):Program Overview:The International Summer and Winter Term (ISWT) is held twice a year, typically during May-July and in December. Participants from industry, research organisations, faculty and students from all over the world register for the courses being offered during the summer and winter terms. These subjects are designed around current and multidisciplinary themes of Science, Engineering, Management and Law. The duration for each subject is approximately 2 weeks or 10 working days with a judicious blend of lectures and tutorials per day.

Both national and international participants get an opportunity to seek knowledge and experience from reputed international faculty members through intensive study of subjects and personal interactions. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur issues a course completion certificate at the end of the term. Students registered for these courses have the option to obtain additional academic credits based on the evaluation and grading process.

Global Academic Networks:Global Initiatives Of Academic Networks (GIAN): The Government of India approved a new program titled Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Education aimed at tapping the talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs, internationally to encourage their engagement with the institutes of Higher Education in India so as to augment the country's existing academic resources,
accelerate the pace of quality reform, and elevate India's scientific and technological capacity to global excellence.
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Students & Faculty Exchange Program:

Several participatory international programs are funded by alumni at IIT Kharagpur to support internship cost / facility, international travel for students and faculties.
Recently it started the Shri Gopal Rajgarhia International programs to support various schemes to enhance international participation. Through these schemes IIT Kharagpur wishes to make a special effort to facilitate and support international programs which are expected to have significant contribution towards transformation and elevation of its world ranking.

Five schemes are supported under this program.

SGR International faculty outreach program

SGR International research scholar support program

SGR International student scholarship program

SGR International Workshops/Meetings

SGR student international travel support

While the first four schemes focus on attracting international faculty and student to IIT Kharagpur, the last one aims to enhance the participation of IIT Kharagpur student community in various international fora. For details of selection procedure and application guidelines for each scheme please contact Dr. Mamata Jenamani, email: mj@iem.iitkgp.ernet.in
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Admission Of Foreign Students

Based on the recent MHRD decision of admitting foreign students primarily in Post Graduate/Research and also in Undergraduate courses, IITKGP will soon offer seats to foreign students on supernumerary basis. The students shall be selected through a common entrance exam which would be administered by the IITs with the help of Indian Missions in the respective countries. This outreach program is expected to begin in August 2016. Based on this policy decision, measures will be taken to provide assistantship to foreign Ph.D students through their Plan grants similar to Indian students.Operationalization of this policy will begin from the JEE/GATE exams to be conducted in 2017.

Students' International Relations Cell (SIRC)

A team of talented and dedicated undergraduate students form the SIRC. They work in close camaraderie with the office staff to manage day-to-day affairs of the cell, arranging events, liaising with institutes and universities and acting as the coordinator between the student community and the administration.